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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 177, NO. 22 | Friday september 28, 2012
InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports
Return to rap: Lupe Fiasco
comes back with mature lyrics
on Food and Liquor I. PAGE 5
Booked: Men’s water polo
readies for a full slate of
weekend games. PAGE 12
Kelvin Kuo | Daily Trojan
Wellness · Care Harbor LA opened a free medical clinic Thursday at the Los Angeles Sports
Arena. Volunteers gave out 4,800 wristbands to patients hoping to receive care at the event.
Campus
By isha kawatra
Daily Trojan
Three different bands performed
at noon at Tommy Trojan from
Tuesday through Thursday as
part of a concert series dubbed
Launchfest. The event culminates
in a larger mystery concert Friday.
All artists performed Christian
music, as the shows were put
together by the United House of
Prayer, an underground Christian
student organization on campus
known for its worship gatherings.
Organizers said the purpose of
Launchfest is to bring Christianity
— and more generally, a love of God
Launchfest
brings new
music to ’SC
The concert series sponsored
Christian music performances
Tuesday through Friday.
| see music, page 2 |
By adrienne visani
Daily Trojan
Faculty and students at the USC Keck School of
Medicine and the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry
partnered with volunteers to staff a free health clinic
held Thursday through Sunday at the Los Angeles
Sports Arena. Each year, the clinic provides medical,
dental and vision services at no charge over four days
for thousands of underinsured people from across
Southern California.
Staffed entirely by about 3,250 volunteers, the
clinic is hosted by Care Harbor, a non-profit, Los
Angeles-based organization dedicated to providing
care for the nearly 2.5 million underinsured residents.
Last year, the clinic served some 3,000 people.
Now in its fourth year of operation, the clinic aims
Health clinic
draws student
volunteers
Dental and medical staff provided free patient
care at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Thursday.
| see clinic, page 3 |
medicine
international
By kyron richard
Daily Trojan
USC Olympians, stakeholders
and experts reflected on the
London Olympic Games’ impact
on participants and diplomacy
during the panel discussion “Sports
Diplomacy and the 2012 London
Olympics” Thursday afternoon. The
event was hosted by the USC Center
on Public Diplomacy and the British
Consulate-General in Los Angeles
at the Annenberg School for
Communication and Journalism.
Panel participants included the
Barbara Hay, British Consul-General
Dame in Los Angeles; Barry Sanders,
chairman of the Southern California
committee for the Olympic Games;
Flóra Bolonyai, an Olympian who
competed with the Hungarian
National Water Polo Team; James
Clark, an Olympian and member
of the Australian National Water
Polo Team; and Stina Gardell, an
Olympic swimmer for Sweden who
competed in both the 200-meter
and 400-meter individual medley.
The panel was moderated by Philip
Seib, director of the USC Center on
Public Diplomacy.
Hay began by listing some
of London’s public diplomacy
goals when it hosted the Olympic
Games this year. One goal was “re-generating
a part of East London
that had basically been a bomb site
during [World War II],” Hay said.
London constructed the largest
new park in the city since World
War II, according to Hay.
Hay said that in addition to
building up East London, the
London Games provided the U.K.
with an opportunity to promote its
ecological goals.
“We wanted to apply the most ...
efficient, eco-friendly innovations,”
Hay said. “Ninety percent of the
derelict land on which we built the
Olympic Stadium [and] Olympic
Park was cleaned up and re-used.”
London also stressed the
importance of participation in the
games from both genders, according
to Hay.
“The participation of women
was immensely important to
us [and] every single team had
women athletes in it ... which was
groundbreaking for the women in
those countries who’d never been
able to compete,” Hay said.
Some panelists, however, said
the athletes at the Olympics are
more focused on their contests.
“In the heat of the moment you’re
only thinking about one thing and
that’s competition,” Clark said.
Though the games are primarily
a competition, the panel members
were conscious of the Olympics’
symbolic significance. One member
of the audience asked if national
rivalry plays a part in the tenacity of
the team’s play.
“Sportsmanship overrides
anything else that’s going on
[politically] in the world at that
time,” Clark said.
Some students said the
discussion illuminated how
personal the Olympic Games
can be for athletes. Kia Hays, a
graduate student studying public
diplomacy who attended this year’s
games, found the discussion very
informative.
“I did not even know race-walking
was a sport,” Hays said.
Other students believe that
regardless of the amazing variety
of sports, one of the greatest
strengths about the competition is
its emphasis on putting differences
aside.
Shannon Haugh, a first year
graduate student pursuing a
masters in public diplomacy said,
“It’s interesting how at the end of
the day it’s not about the political
side of it.”
Panelists discuss role of the Olympics in diplomacy
A panel comprising Olympians and experts reflected on the 2012
summer Olympics in London and its role as an international event.
Crime
By yasmeen serhan
Daily Trojan
Four burglaries struck the Orsini
Apartments in Downtown Los
Angeles this week, according to KPCC.
The incidents, which occurred
between Friday night and Monday,
totaled approximately $40,000 worth
of items, including three laptops,
several high-end hand bags and $1,800
in cash.
All four incidents occurred in units
where residents had left their windows
open, the LAPD told KPCC. Orsini,
though a popular luxury housing
option for many USC students, has
long had a reputation for property
crime. Two suspects in 2008 were
taken into custody in connection
with nine burglaries of the complex,
according to a report by Curbed LA.
According to police, officers are
currently investigating two suspects
in connection to the crimes. As
the complex has 24-hour doorman
security and a gated parking garage,
police suspect the burglaries to be an
“inside job,” KPCC reported.
Though burglaries and car break-ins
are nothing new at the Orsini,
increased security detail and efforts
by the LAPD to educate residents
on basic precautionary security
have contributed to increased crime
control.
Burglaries hit
Downtown
apartments
Residents of the Orisini
Apartments lost approximately
$40,000 worth of property.
Priyanka Patel | Daily Trojan
London calling · Philip Seib, left, and Barry Sanders participated in
the conversation Thursday about sports diplomacy and the Olympics.

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 177, NO. 22 | Friday september 28, 2012
InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports
Return to rap: Lupe Fiasco
comes back with mature lyrics
on Food and Liquor I. PAGE 5
Booked: Men’s water polo
readies for a full slate of
weekend games. PAGE 12
Kelvin Kuo | Daily Trojan
Wellness · Care Harbor LA opened a free medical clinic Thursday at the Los Angeles Sports
Arena. Volunteers gave out 4,800 wristbands to patients hoping to receive care at the event.
Campus
By isha kawatra
Daily Trojan
Three different bands performed
at noon at Tommy Trojan from
Tuesday through Thursday as
part of a concert series dubbed
Launchfest. The event culminates
in a larger mystery concert Friday.
All artists performed Christian
music, as the shows were put
together by the United House of
Prayer, an underground Christian
student organization on campus
known for its worship gatherings.
Organizers said the purpose of
Launchfest is to bring Christianity
— and more generally, a love of God
Launchfest
brings new
music to ’SC
The concert series sponsored
Christian music performances
Tuesday through Friday.
| see music, page 2 |
By adrienne visani
Daily Trojan
Faculty and students at the USC Keck School of
Medicine and the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry
partnered with volunteers to staff a free health clinic
held Thursday through Sunday at the Los Angeles
Sports Arena. Each year, the clinic provides medical,
dental and vision services at no charge over four days
for thousands of underinsured people from across
Southern California.
Staffed entirely by about 3,250 volunteers, the
clinic is hosted by Care Harbor, a non-profit, Los
Angeles-based organization dedicated to providing
care for the nearly 2.5 million underinsured residents.
Last year, the clinic served some 3,000 people.
Now in its fourth year of operation, the clinic aims
Health clinic
draws student
volunteers
Dental and medical staff provided free patient
care at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Thursday.
| see clinic, page 3 |
medicine
international
By kyron richard
Daily Trojan
USC Olympians, stakeholders
and experts reflected on the
London Olympic Games’ impact
on participants and diplomacy
during the panel discussion “Sports
Diplomacy and the 2012 London
Olympics” Thursday afternoon. The
event was hosted by the USC Center
on Public Diplomacy and the British
Consulate-General in Los Angeles
at the Annenberg School for
Communication and Journalism.
Panel participants included the
Barbara Hay, British Consul-General
Dame in Los Angeles; Barry Sanders,
chairman of the Southern California
committee for the Olympic Games;
Flóra Bolonyai, an Olympian who
competed with the Hungarian
National Water Polo Team; James
Clark, an Olympian and member
of the Australian National Water
Polo Team; and Stina Gardell, an
Olympic swimmer for Sweden who
competed in both the 200-meter
and 400-meter individual medley.
The panel was moderated by Philip
Seib, director of the USC Center on
Public Diplomacy.
Hay began by listing some
of London’s public diplomacy
goals when it hosted the Olympic
Games this year. One goal was “re-generating
a part of East London
that had basically been a bomb site
during [World War II],” Hay said.
London constructed the largest
new park in the city since World
War II, according to Hay.
Hay said that in addition to
building up East London, the
London Games provided the U.K.
with an opportunity to promote its
ecological goals.
“We wanted to apply the most ...
efficient, eco-friendly innovations,”
Hay said. “Ninety percent of the
derelict land on which we built the
Olympic Stadium [and] Olympic
Park was cleaned up and re-used.”
London also stressed the
importance of participation in the
games from both genders, according
to Hay.
“The participation of women
was immensely important to
us [and] every single team had
women athletes in it ... which was
groundbreaking for the women in
those countries who’d never been
able to compete,” Hay said.
Some panelists, however, said
the athletes at the Olympics are
more focused on their contests.
“In the heat of the moment you’re
only thinking about one thing and
that’s competition,” Clark said.
Though the games are primarily
a competition, the panel members
were conscious of the Olympics’
symbolic significance. One member
of the audience asked if national
rivalry plays a part in the tenacity of
the team’s play.
“Sportsmanship overrides
anything else that’s going on
[politically] in the world at that
time,” Clark said.
Some students said the
discussion illuminated how
personal the Olympic Games
can be for athletes. Kia Hays, a
graduate student studying public
diplomacy who attended this year’s
games, found the discussion very
informative.
“I did not even know race-walking
was a sport,” Hays said.
Other students believe that
regardless of the amazing variety
of sports, one of the greatest
strengths about the competition is
its emphasis on putting differences
aside.
Shannon Haugh, a first year
graduate student pursuing a
masters in public diplomacy said,
“It’s interesting how at the end of
the day it’s not about the political
side of it.”
Panelists discuss role of the Olympics in diplomacy
A panel comprising Olympians and experts reflected on the 2012
summer Olympics in London and its role as an international event.
Crime
By yasmeen serhan
Daily Trojan
Four burglaries struck the Orsini
Apartments in Downtown Los
Angeles this week, according to KPCC.
The incidents, which occurred
between Friday night and Monday,
totaled approximately $40,000 worth
of items, including three laptops,
several high-end hand bags and $1,800
in cash.
All four incidents occurred in units
where residents had left their windows
open, the LAPD told KPCC. Orsini,
though a popular luxury housing
option for many USC students, has
long had a reputation for property
crime. Two suspects in 2008 were
taken into custody in connection
with nine burglaries of the complex,
according to a report by Curbed LA.
According to police, officers are
currently investigating two suspects
in connection to the crimes. As
the complex has 24-hour doorman
security and a gated parking garage,
police suspect the burglaries to be an
“inside job,” KPCC reported.
Though burglaries and car break-ins
are nothing new at the Orsini,
increased security detail and efforts
by the LAPD to educate residents
on basic precautionary security
have contributed to increased crime
control.
Burglaries hit
Downtown
apartments
Residents of the Orisini
Apartments lost approximately
$40,000 worth of property.
Priyanka Patel | Daily Trojan
London calling · Philip Seib, left, and Barry Sanders participated in
the conversation Thursday about sports diplomacy and the Olympics.